Hyderabad, March 7 -- In a significant development, the Telangana High Court has issued interim orders to halt the land acquisition process for a multi-purpose industrial park in Vikarabad district.

The court's decision comes after petitions were filed challenging the land acquisition notifications issued last November for 351.10 acres in Hakimpet and 110.32 acres in Lagacharla, both located in the Dudyala mandal.

The Telangana government had initiated the process to establish a pharmaceutical cluster in Lagacharla, which led to the issuance of land acquisition notifications. However, local residents and farmers opposed the move, arguing that the process was not transparent and did not follow due procedures.

They stated that essential ...